любить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, whence English love, Sanskrit लुभ्यति (lubhyati, to desire), Sanskrit लोभयति (lobhayati, to make crazy) and Latin libet.

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Verb

люби́ть (ljubítʹimpf (perfective полюби́ть)

  1. to love, to like, to be fond of, to grow fond of (more intensely than нра́виться (nrávitʹsja))

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Ukrainian

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Verb

лю́бить (ljúbytʹ)

  1. third-person singular present indicative imperfective of люби́ти (ljubýty)